The visual culture of Catholic Enlightenment

Introduction : Rome and the Catholic Enlightenment in historical context -- Ecclesiastical reform and the European public : Italian Jansenism and the Catholic Enlightenment -- Sanctity and social utility : making saints in the era of Catholic Enlightenment -- The papacy and the patrimony I : Corsini...

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Subtitles:Catholic enlightenment
Main Author: Johns, Christopher M. S. 1955- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: University Park, Pa. Pennsylvania State University Press 2015
In:Year: 2015
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Vatican Palace / Pope / Enlightenment / Christian art / History 1680-1790
B Europe / Catholic church / Enlightenment / History 1680-1790
Further subjects:B Christianity and art Catholic Church History 18th century
B Catholic Church (Europe) History 18th century
B Enlightenment Europe
B Catholic Church (Italy) (Rome) History 18th century
B Enlightenment (Europe)
B Catholic Church History 18th century Europe
B Catholic Church History 18th century Italy Rome
B Christianity and art Catholic Church History 18th century
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Summary:Introduction : Rome and the Catholic Enlightenment in historical context -- Ecclesiastical reform and the European public : Italian Jansenism and the Catholic Enlightenment -- Sanctity and social utility : making saints in the era of Catholic Enlightenment -- The papacy and the patrimony I : Corsini cultural initiatives on the Capitoline Hill -- The papacy and the patrimony II : the expansion of the Capitoline museums under Benedict XIV and Clement XIII -- Enlightened administration and polite conversation : Clement XII and Benedict XIV on the Quirinal Hill -- Roman spaces of Catholic Enlightenment : sacred sites and institutions of social utility -- Popes, episcopacy, and the "good bishop" of Catholic Enlightenment -- Epilogue : two Portuguese earthquakes and the end of Catholic Enlightenment
"Investigates the response of the Roman Catholic Church to European Enlightenment critiques of revealed religion and clerical governance through the lens of its art, architecture, urbanism, and material culture"--Provided by publisher
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0271062088